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Vietnam News Today (Apr. 19): Vietnam, UK Sign New Agreement on Illegal Migration
Vietnam News Today (Apr. 19): Vietnam, UK sign new agreement on illegal migration; Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang begins Venezuela visit; Domestic retailers eye export-quality products; Party, State leaders commemorate Hung Kings - nation’s founders.
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Czech Senate President Proposes Opening Hanoi - Prague Flight Soon
The opening of direct flights will enhance the effectiveness of developing the potential for cooperation between Vietnam and the Czech Republic in many fields, and serving the needs of 100,000 Vietnames peoplee in here, and nearly 160,000 Vietnamese living in Central and Eastern European countries.
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Vietnam News Today (Apr. 18): Vietnam, Russia Bolster Education, Training Collaboration
Vietnam News Today (Apr. 18): Vietnam, Russia bolster education, training collaboration ; Petrol prices up again to exceed VND25,000 per liter in latest adjustment; Foreign purchasers show interest in five product groups of Vietnam; Czech Senate President values Vietnam's potential position.
Vietnam COVID-19 Updates (April 18): No new cases to report in the morning
imported cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Vietnam, raising the infection count to 2,781, the Ministry of Health said.
Vietnam applauds positive adjustment in US Treasury Department’s report
Vietnam will maintain constructive dialogue and consultation with the US side about this issue,” Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Ha Tinh prioritized individuals get Covid-19 vaccine on live platform
Central province Ha Tinh on April 15 got a live broadcast while administering the AstraZeneca vaccine 46 medical staff. The live session is streamed to affiliated localities only.
FM Bui Thanh Son holds phone talk with Chinese counterpart
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son made a phone call to Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on April 16.
Vietnam News Today (April 17): NA Standing Committee holds meeting with full-time NA deputies
Vietnam News Today (April 17): NA Standing Committee holds meeting with full-time NA deputies. Meanwhile, Hanoi strengthens cooperation with Capitals of North European countries, MoH to ưithdraw unused COVID-19 vaccine doses after May 5 also make headlines today.
Health Minister: Vietnam faces high risk of new Covid-19 outbreak
Vietnam faces a high risk of Covid-19 resurgence in the context of the complicated development of the epidemic in neighboring countries and in the world, said Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.
Hanoi wants to establish and expand cooperation with Nordic countries' capitals
Hanoi is willing to establish and expand cooperation with the capitals of Nordic countries so as to contribute to deepening the traditional relations between the two sides, said Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh.
Singaporean Foreign Minister invited to Vietnam at convenient time
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on April 16 held phone talks with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan.
Health Ministry proposes to halve quarantine time for vaccine passport holders
The Ministry of Health has recommended that the centralized quarantine period for those entering the country with a Covid-19 vaccine passport should be halved to seven days.
Over 420 officers, soldiers in Quang Ninh get prioritized Covid-19 vaccine
424 officers and soldiers serving the coming 6th Vietnam-China Border Defense Friendship Exchange event were injected with AstraZeneca dose on April 15.
Vietnam's homemade vaccine Nanocovax to enter third human trial phase in May
The third clinical trial stage of made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine Nanocovax is scheduled to start on May 5, three months earlier than expected.
Vietnam to continue AstraZeneca inoculation campaign
Vietnam will continue its Covid-19 inoculation campaign using the AstraZeneca vaccine although Denmark stopped injecting it over fears of blot clots.
Vietnam COVID-19 Updates (April 16): 21 imported cases logged
Vietnam recorded 21 new cases of COVID-19, all imported, in 12 hours from 6 am to 6 pm April 15, according to the Health Ministry.
Vietnam News Today (April 15): Party leader invites President J. Biden to visit Vietnam
Vietnam News Today (April 15) features headlines include Party leader invites President J. Biden to visit Vietnam, PM Chinh Chairs First Cabinet Meeting, State President hosts outgoing Russian Ambassador, Covid-19 updates.
Quang Ninh led the country in Governance and Public Administration Performance Index
According to the 2020 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index - PAPI Report on Vietnam, just released on April 14, Quang Ninh increased 2 ranks, reaching the leading position in the country.
Vietnam strives for imported Covid-19 vaccines
Vietnam will pull out all the stops to have Covid-19 vaccines available as soon as possible, Health Ministry’s spokesperson said Wednesday morning.
‘Frontline’ journalists in Da Nang and HCMC are soon to get Covid-19 jabs
Local authorities are asking press agencies to make a list of frontline reporters and journalists, whose working environment is vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, for the upcoming Covid-19 vaccination plan.
In Photos: Vietnam opens UN staff officer training course
The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations opened a training course for UN staff officers with the support of the US’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) on April 14.
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to chair UNSC’s high-level open debate
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will preside over a high-level open debate of the United Nations Security Council on April 19.
Vietnam runs high risk of getting Covid-19 from Cambodia
Vietnam is facing an imminent threat of getting imported Covid-19 cases from Cambodia unless anti-pandemic and trespassing regulations at the long shared borders are tightly controlled.
